{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-divorces-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-divorces-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-divorces-per-1000/","title":"Bulgaria Divorce Rate (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Divorce Rate: 1.3 divorces per 1,000 population in 2024, -7.1% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_NDIVIND), 2005–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Divorce Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_NDIVIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"1.3","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-7.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-7.1%","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Divorce Rate"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":1.9},{"period":"2006","value":2},{"period":"2007","value":2.2},{"period":"2008","value":1.9},{"period":"2009","value":1.6},{"period":"2010","value":1.5},{"period":"2011","value":1.4},{"period":"2012","value":1.6},{"period":"2013","value":1.5},{"period":"2014","value":1.5},{"period":"2015","value":1.5},{"period":"2016","value":1.5},{"period":"2017","value":1.5},{"period":"2018","value":1.5},{"period":"2019","value":1.6},{"period":"2020","value":1.3},{"period":"2021","value":1.5},{"period":"2022","value":1.4},{"period":"2023","value":1.4},{"period":"2024","value":1.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-7.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"+15.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-18.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"+6.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-6.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-6.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-15.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-13.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+10.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2.2 divorces per 1,000 population in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.3 in 2024. The latest reading of 1.3 in 2024 represents a change of -7.1%."}]}